Guest Blogger In The Raw - Shai

10.00 pm - Since I’m given the opportunity to blog, I decided that I shall only write before I end my night, to experience how SgGooner ends his.

10.20 pm - Shit! It’s not easy. I don’t know what to write.

10.30 pm - What the hell, might as well talk about my relationship with Arsenal.

I was born into a Liverpool supporter family and naturally became the Reds, not by choice actually. I could remember, during that time, Liverpool was really great, with the likes of John Barnes, Bruce Grobbelaar, Ronnie Whelan, Peter Beardsley, Ian Rush, Steve McMahon, Kenny Daglish, John Aldridge and Steve Mcmanaman among others. They played flowing football and it was a treat watching them on tv. I even watched them play at the National Stadium. I didn’t have much choice because at home, only the Liverpool game was shown ‘live’. No others.

It was only in 2000, that Thierry Henry caught my attention. I was dumbstruck as to what the lad could do and plus, the Gunners played excellent football, though somewhat similar to the 90’s Liverpool team, but they excited me on a different level. By then, I decided to make my choice and supported the Arsenal the very next season. Since then, I have not looked back and will continue my support...

10.55 pm - Not bad eh... What else to write. Let’s write about SgGooner.

I knew SgGooner back in 1997 when we were both working together. Back then, actually, till now, there is no distinct change in him, except that he is happily married to an utterly beautiful woman and loves the Arsenal next.

We share a lot of moments together. To cite a few, we zouked a lot in our heyday, hung out at the now defunct Kilimanjaro pub (Boat Quay) and danced to Spice Girls and ‘we dress to be loved’. SgGooner is the only individual I know who invited people to his wedding, asking them to ‘dress to be loved’. How ‘creative’ can he be! That’s SgGooner...

11.15 pm - And while typing all these, I did some cleaning and chores. What a Wednesday night!

To sum up, I am not a blogger. To me, bloggers are people who have nothing to do and express themselves through the internet. Over time, my perception changed. I enjoy reading blogs, especially SgGooner’s, Ah Tiong, Siren and many others which they have linked. Having attempted to blog tonight, I realised that it takes a lot of time and creativity to come out with a Post and it’s definitely not easy. I'd rather watch tv, cuddle in bed (oops), have drinks or read blogs. SgGooner has been conscientiously blogging every day (except when he was in overseas. No wonder he’s been losing his hair each day). My guess is, he’s a natural GoBlog Blogger.

11.35 pm - The end. Good night.